Giant Installation Created From 100,000 White Balloons

Balloons of the installation “Heartbeat” are seen at Covent Garden Market in London, Thursday, August 27, 2015. “Heartbeat” is French artist Charles Petillon’s first public art installation and his first ever live work outside of France, uniting modern art with world-class architecture. Weaving its way through the South Hall of the Grade II listed Market Building, “Heartbeat” is created from 100,000 white balloons and stretches 54 meters in length and 12 meters in width, incorporating gentle pulsating white light to symbolise the beating of a heart and reflect the history, energy and dynamism of the district. (Photo by Frank Augstein/AP Photo)

A general view of the installation “Heartbeat” by French visual artist Charles Petillon at Covent Garden market in London, Britain, 26 August 2015. The artwork containing of 100,000 white balloons stretches for 54 metres long and 12 metres wide. The project will be on display until 27 September. (Photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA)

A woman carries a rose as she walks under an art installation made of over 100,000 white balloons by French artist Charles Petillon inside Covent Garden market in London, Britain, August 27, 2015. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)

People eat lunch under an art installation made of over 100,000 white balloons by French artist Charles Petillon in Covent Garden market in London, Britain, August 27, 2015. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)